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Central Park

American  

noun

  1. a public park in central Manhattan, New York City. 840 acres (340 hectares).

Central Park Cultural  

  1. A large park in Manhattan, half a mile wide and over two miles long.

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Some volcanic eruptions are so extreme that they release enough magma to bury all of Central Park under 12 kilometers of material.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

And we can’t forget that Central Park bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Walking the Brooklyn Bridge, strolling in Central Park or visiting The Whitney Museum on a Friday night are all free.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

New York City's Central Park registered 11.4 inches of snow as of Monday morning, according to the NWS.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

On that same Monday afternoon, Eddie Kerling, the leader of the second group of saboteurs, was busy in Central Park.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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